American Revolution-Chapter 4 Review

1. Who were the Patriots? 3-3.2

• Colonists who did not want a war against Britain

• Colonists who wanted more boycotts against the British instead of a war

• Colonists who wanted representation in Parliament

• Colonists who wanted to go to war with Britain to gain their independence

How did colonists protest the Stamp Act? 3-3.1

• They stopped buying tea, sugar, cloth, and other goods from British merchants.

• They started buying tea, sugar, cloth, and other goods only from British merchants.

• They threw all of the stamps off a ship into Boston Harbor.

• They bought all of the stamps they could.

Who were the Loyalists? 3-3.2

• Colonists who did not want a war against Britain

• Colonists who wanted more boycotts against the British instead of a war

• Colonists who wanted representation in Parliament

• Colonists who wanted to go to war with Britain to gain their independence

Which of the following was not a way that women helped with the war effort? 3-3.1

• Some acted as spies.

• They raised money to buy supplies for soldiers.

• They kept farms, plantations, and shops running at home.

• They formed militias in each colony.

How did some colonists protest the Tea Act? 3-3.1

• They stopped buying sugar, cloth, and other goods from British merchants.

• They agreed to pay the British tax on tea.

• They started buying tea only from British merchants.

• They threw chests of tea off a ship into Boston Harbor.

What were the “Intolerable Acts” of the British? 3-3.1

• Laws passed by the British to give the American colonies representation in Parliament.

• Laws to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, such as closing the port of Boston and breaking up the colonial assembly.

• Laws punishing any colonist who did not respect or “tolerate” the Stamp Act and the Tea Act.

• Laws to punish South Carolina for not honoring the Stamp Act, such as closing the port of Charleston and breaking up the colonial assembly.

What rights did the Declaration of Independence say that all men have? 3-3.1

• To own property and start businesses

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• To choose whether to have a king or a constitution

• Independence and freedom from Parliament

Why did the Cherokee help the British fight the colonists? 3-3.2

• The British offered them all of their land back.

• The colonists had been stealing their crops.

• They wanted the colonists to leave.

• The British offered them guns and other goods for fighting.

Why did the Declaration of Independence say the colonists had a right to go to war? 3-3.1

• Because the British government didn’t like the colonists’ boycotts

• Because the British government taxed the colonists too much

• Because the British government did not protect the colonists’ rights

• Because the British government sent soldiers to the colonies

What were the three most important battles that took place in South Carolina? 3-3.3

• The Battle of Charles Town, the Battle of Concord, and the Battle of Lexington

• The Battle of Kings Mountain, the Battle of Cowpens, and the Battle of Eutaw Springs

• The Battle of Concord, the Battle of Lexington, and the Battle of Cowpens

• The Battle of Cowpens, the Battle of Charles Town, and the Battle of Eutaw Springs